NSF arrested for leaving camp with rifle, bullets

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NSF arrested for leaving camp with rifle, bullets
FULL-TIME National Serviceman Corporal Dave Teo Ming triggered a islandwide security alert on Monday night after he walked out of his Army camp with his SAR-21 assault rifle and several bullets.
After a 20-hour manhunt, police arrested the 20-year-old NSF at 8pm at Orchard Cineleisure, a cinema cum shopping complex in the heart of the Orchard Road tourist belt.

The Straits Times understands that the NSF was in possession of his SAR-21 rifle, loaded with several 5.56mm bullets, when policemen arrested him.

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discrepancies

1. monday night?? but 20 hours manhunt?
2. why no prior announcement by the SAF
3. HWZ people knew about this since morning lor....

zzz

[Cornball]

how did he get it out in the first place?

[Decade]

wow, can someone imagine the threat that he would pose?

[Bedokian]

This was not the first time it happened.

So how now for him? 7 years DB?

[Silverelf]

Scrub DB clean clean
Be brothers with JW.

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i tink the question is, why is the public not informed earlier?
bugger was in orchard leh
furthermore rumours were flying all over the internet
zzz

[olo]

i tink the question is, why is the public not informed earlier?
bugger was in orchard leh
furthermore rumours were flying all over the internet
zzz

Its was in HWZ in the morning.

But like sillyporeans media and SAF, its hush hush affair. Becauses its embarassing especially with so many wayang security step up show nowsadays..

Its a good wake up call for all.

We are not that mighty anyway. And the media is not that transparent too.

[Silverelf]

I don't know any details to this case but I think you'd hav to look into the benefits vs the disadvantages of making a mass announcement.

It's always a thin line to tread between causing mass hysteria and safely evacuating people.

Not an easy decision to make. We can sit here and say that we must be told, irregardless, because he is dangerous!

However, what if the hysteria caused by such an announcement created more casualties?

Maybe they couldn't narrow down the area enough, would you issue a blanket warning over the area and cause more panic in a bigger area?

These are just some thoughts I have.

[Decade]

maybe they dint wanna cause a widespread panic?

but how did he escape from camp with arms and rounds? Did the RP check him? Was the arm skote cleared?

My guess is he was probably on duty?

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I don't know any details to this case but I think you'd hav to look into the benefits vs the disadvantages of making a mass announcement.

It's always a thin line to tread between causing mass hysteria and safely evacuating people.

Not an easy decision to make. We can sit here and say that we must be told, irregardless, because he is dangerous!

However, what if the hysteria caused by such an announcement created more casualties?

Maybe they couldn't narrow down the area enough, would you issue a blanket warning over the area and cause more panic in a bigger area?

These are just some thoughts I have.

mass hysteria ??

You are so wrong. Wait till the bang bang shot, even more chaos. By that time it will be too late.

Its all an excuse. The public has the right to react as they deem fit. Not the "authority".

We are mature enough.

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Missing SAF Serviceman Apprehended
Posted by Buzz @ 9:55 pm | |
A full-time national serviceman CPL Dave Teo Ming, 20, who was found to be missing from Mandai Hill Camp on 2 Sep 07 at 11.59pm has been apprehended by the Police. A weapon and some ammunition assigned to him for guard duty were also recovered. The SAF had worked with the Police in the search for the serviceman, weapon and ammunition.

CPL Teo, an Infantry rifleman from 1st Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (1 SIR) was enlisted in Sep 2005 and is due for his Operationally Ready Date (ORD) next month.

MINDEF and the SAF will be assisting the Police in the investigation.

[Silverelf]

CPL Teo, an Infantry rifleman from 1st Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (1 SIR) was enlisted in Sep 2005 and is due for his Operationally Ready Date (ORD) next month.

Wah liao eh.. my mum was joking that maybe he wanted to stay on in the forces but cannot so he's depressed and that's why he did such a stunt....... She almost got it right!

[aezoh]

Alamak, one month to ORD, and chut crazy stunt like this to 'extend'...

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maybe they dint wanna cause a widespread panic?

but how did he escape from camp with arms and rounds? Did the RP check him? Was the arm skote cleared?

My guess is he was probably on duty?

i agree with u all on the widespread panic
which is probably what the SAF PR folks will say

luckily nobody die
had ANYONE died, that PR line is worthless

we will end up with the Virginia Tech massacre in SG